Food Packaging — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Packaging — Emissions was 2.43 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 2.43 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 334.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in South America peaked at 2.6 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0998 kt, in 1990.
South America ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions in South America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0998 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.124 kt | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1387 kt | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1628 kt | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1851 kt | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2668 kt | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3224 kt | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3846 kt | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4632 kt | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5541 kt | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5824 kt | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5585 kt | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6181 kt | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6799 kt | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7118 kt | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6831 kt | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6148 kt | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7173 kt | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5837 kt | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5307 kt | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5609 kt | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6227 kt | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5658 kt | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5602 kt | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8324 kt | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8098 kt | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.39 kt | +194.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 kt | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.37 kt | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.34 kt | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.43 kt | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.56 kt | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.6 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.43 kt | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2702 kt | 0.0998 kt | 0.5541 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.628 kt | 0.5307 kt | 0.7173 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 kt | 0.5602 kt | 2.53 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 kt | 2.43 kt | 2.6 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
- 8 Brazil 1.87 kt compare
- 9 Japan 1.46 kt compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 1.18 kt compare
- 11 Colombia 0.5015 kt compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.5002 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in South America?
- Food packaging — emissions in South America was 2.43 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0998 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food packaging — emissions?
- South America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf